It's not often those words come together in one sentence, but sure enough, David was able to release some horses from his Porsche by disconnecting just one wire. No word on whether it also builds muscle and whitens teeth.

friedgreencorrado wrote:
To the Dynocave, Dynoman!
Seriously, though..that would be really cool if it's true. And I wonder how many other early EFI cars have something similar in their own chips.

I know that 85 GTI\GLI's had a similar trick. Clip the wire at the knock sensor computer that bridges pins 3 and 11 and it changes the ignition map. It gives 2hp, 5ft/lbs and another 300RPM on the limiter.

Later model mercedes 560sl have a similar wire which controls the ignition timing. I guess you pull a resistor and it supposedly increases power but you also have to run premium gas afterward. Maybe it was a resistor to the knock sensor or something, hell if I know.